Domain Name System (DNS) Client Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell

Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10

Updated: October 21, 2016

Applies To: Windows 10, Windows PowerShell 5.0, Windows Server 2016

Windows PowerShell® is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language designed especially for system administration. This reference topic for the information technology (IT) professional provides assistance in utilizing the Windows PowerShell cmdlets to script and automate tasks.

DNS Client

This reference provides cmdlet descriptions and syntax for all Domain Name System (DNS) Client-specific cmdlets. It lists the cmdlets in alphabetical order based on the verb at the beginning of the cmdlet.

cmdlet	Description
Add-DnsClientNrptRule	Adds a rule to the NRPT.
Clear-DnsClientCache	Clears the contents of the DNS client cache.
Get-DnsClient	Retrieves details of the network interfaces configured on a specified computer.
Get-DnsClientCache	Retrieves the contents of the DNS client cache.
Get-DnsClientGlobalSetting	Retrieves global DNS client settings like the suffix search list.
Get-DnsClientNrptGlobal	Retrieves the NRPT global settings.
Get-DnsClientNrptPolicy	Retrieves the NRPT configured on the computer.
Get-DnsClientNrptRule	Retrieves DNS client NRPT rules.
Get-DnsClientServerAddress	Gets DNS server IP addresses from the TCP/IP properties on an interface.
Register-DnsClient	Registers all of the IP addresses on the computer onto the configured DNS server.
Remove-DnsClientNrptRule	Removes the specified DNS client NRPT rule.
Resolve-DnsName	Performs a DNS name resolution for the specified name.
Set-DnsClient	Sets the interface specific DNS client configurations on the computer.
Set-DnsClientGlobalSetting	Sets the DNS client global settings, including the non-interface specific settings.
Set-DnsClientNrptGlobal	Modifies the global NRPT settings.
Set-DnsClientNrptRule	Modifies a DNS client NRPT rule for the specified namespace.
Set-DnsClientServerAddress	Sets DNS server addresses associated with the TCP/IP properties on an interface.

Note
To list all the cmdlets that are available, use the `Get-Command -Module DnsClient` cmdlet.

For more information about, or for the syntax of, any of the cmdlets, use the Get-Help <cmdlet name> cmdlet, where <cmdlet name> is the name of the cmdlet that you want to research. For more detailed information, you can run any of the following cmdlets:

● Get-Help <cmdlet name> -Detailed
● Get-Help <cmdlet name> -Examples
● Get-Help <cmdlet name> -Full

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